CREW has filed two IRS complaints against the Living Word Christian Center:

CREW has filed a second IRS complaint against the Living Word Christian Center.  We filed an IRS complaint against the same church last October for engaging in electioneering.  Ths time, we allege that the Senior Pastor and Founder,  James "Mac" Hammond, has profited from the organization.  The problem is that, as an insider, he shouldn't be benefiting from the non-profit entity. 

Based on reports in the Star-Tribune, the IRS is actively investigating Living Word.  

Facing complaints about his church's tax-exempt status in February 2007, the Rev. Mac Hammond took to the pulpit on live television and said he would "almost welcome an IRS audit."

About two months later, Hammond got his wish, according to documents recently filed in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis.

The Internal Revenue Service is conducting an unusual investigation into whether compensation and loan deals between the Living Word Christian Center of Brooklyn Park (LWCC) and its pastor violated laws for tax-exempt organizations.

The IRS has asked the court to force the church to comply with a demand for detailed financial information. The church failed to respond to a March summons.